Executive Assistant, Administration Network The executive assistant provides a wide range of confidential support to one or more senior leaders. Acting as the primary contact for the senior leader and various stakeholders, this position drafts, reviews, and sends communications on behalf of the leader. The executive assistant also plays a crucial role in initiative tracking, preparing presentations and briefing documents, and conducting research to aid decision-making.

This position provides strategic monitoring of the senior leader’s initiatives and priorities and plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the office. Provides strategic calendar management by coordinating complex schedules, establishing standards that balance meeting and office time, reflect priorities, and allow for flexibility. Provides advanced email management by monitoring, triaging, organizing, prioritizing and responding to emails on the leader’s behalf or as a delegate, ensuring timely and appropriate communication.

Provides comprehensive meeting preparation with briefings, updates, materials, and information, while tracking deadlines, commitments, and emerging issues. Gathers information, creates, drafts, edits, and files a variety of documents, presentations, reports, and correspondence, ensuring confidential and sensitive information is handled appropriately. Provides meeting and committee support by coordinating meeting logistics, preparing the committee chair, creating and distributing agendas and documentation, taking minutes, tracking and following up on action items, setting up video conferencing tools, and troubleshooting technical issues for smooth communication during meetings.

Coordinates assigned projects and tasks, developing collective knowledge and delegating work, and engaging colleagues.



Contributes to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying issues and participating in process evaluation and re-design. Serves as the primary point of contact for the office and leaders, utilizing clear and effective communication, addressing inquiries, and providing direction in alignment with organizational values and priorities.

Organizes complex travel arrangements, itineraries, submits, and approves travel and other expense requests. Builds and maintains positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, working collaboratively with administrative network colleagues. Processes financial transactions and reconciliations.

Provides general office administrative support for efficient and effective operations. Communicates and acts in a respectful and skilled manner, collaborates effectively, abides by policy, and contributes to a positive and productive work and learning environment. Engages in continuous learning by participating in activities, training, and events related to Indigenous engagement, reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Demonstrates respect and dignity for all community members, actively contributes to an environment of acceptance and inclusion, and responds to different perspectives with curiosity, respect, and non-judgement. An office administration diploma; a bachelor’s degree is preferred. Minimum of five years of senior-level administrative experience,



preferably supporting executive members in a large, complex organization.

Proven ability to manage executive level calendars, communications, and confidential information with a high degree of discretion and professionalism. Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to draft and edit high level correspondence and reports. committed to continuous improvement and aligning actions with evolving best practices and strategic priorities. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and systems.

Administration Network Full Time

Equivalent (FTE): 1.0 The University of Saskatchewan aspires to be what the world needs and embraces equity, diversity and inclusion as foundational to excellence and innovation. Applications from equity-deserving groups are encouraged as part of our ongoing efforts to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve: EDI Framework for Action . We continue to grow our partnerships with Indigenous communities across the province, nationally, and internationally and value the unique perspective that Indigenous employees provide to strengthen these relationships.

Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship at the University of Saskatchewan is led and determined by the deybwewin | taapwaywin | tapwewin: Indigenous Truth policy and the Standing Committee in accordance with the processes developed to enact the policy. Successful candidates that assert Indigenous membership/citizenship will be asked to complete the verification process of Indigenous membership/citizenship with documentation. Should you require support through any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us for assistance. #

📌 Executive Assistant, Administration Network (Saskatoon)
🏢 University of Saskatchewan
📍 Saskatoon